gavotting

present participle of gavotte

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gavotting
Verb
  • The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to various videos circulating, partygoers across the city were in for a surprise as Mamdani, 34, was spotted bopping behind DJ booths, MCing street parties, and participating in Halloween dance memes.
    Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ferrari’s latest one-off is a tribute to one of the most legendary prancing horses of them all.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Gavotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavotting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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